Category Archives: SMILES

GRASP 6 — Technology

Posted on January 7, 2026 by john graham

Technology is transforming the world as we know it. Gone is the Industrial Age, now we are in the Information Age. Or is that the Disinformation Age? We have a whole new language of gigabytes and terabytes. People are streaming … Continue reading →

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GRASP 5 — Pills

Posted on January 4, 2026 by john graham

Everyone keeps saying the NHS is broken. To add to that the junior doctors are on strike right now. While the waiting lists for treatment are ever growing. Many of our GP’s have disappeared behind the 111 door and you … Continue reading →

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GRASP 4 — Clutter.

Posted on December 31, 2025 by john graham

I have been writing about clutter forever. I can’t seem to get rid of it, no matter how hard I try. It needs a GRASP solution. For years now China has been under-cutting western goods with cheap imports. So how … Continue reading →

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GRASP 3 — Regulations.

Posted on December 28, 2025 by john graham

We are increasingly bogged down with rules and regulations these days. Lawyers and accountants love them. Civil servants spend all their time dreaming them up. Elf & SAFTY is the excuse for not doing lots of things. Uman Rights is … Continue reading →

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GRASP 2 — Rubbish

Posted on December 24, 2025 by john graham

Rubbish disposal these days has been turned into a complex sorting and sifting operation. Gone are the bin men who came once a week and hoisted your bins contents onto the back of a bin lorry — no questions asked. … Continue reading →

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GRASP 1 — Climate Change.

Posted on December 21, 2025 by john graham

Who knows weather climate change is real or not ? President Tramp doesn’t seem to think so. Neither do the Chinese. Both are polluting as fast as they can using all the fossil fuels they can muster. Meanwhile our Government … Continue reading →

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GRASP

Posted on December 17, 2025 by john graham

GREAT RADICAL ALTERNATIVE SPECIAL PROJECTS. That’s what we need to solve our many problems and stop us from descending into the black hole created by our politicians. There are some ideas already promoted in my earlier blogs, but they are … Continue reading →

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Binology.

Posted on December 3, 2025 by john graham

What to do with your rubbish is not a simple question these days. The days of one bin collected every week are long over. We now all have lots of different coloured bins which are collected on different weeks. If … Continue reading →

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Troubles a Plenty☹️

Posted on May 18, 2025 by john graham

Ukraine over and over again and then the rain in Spain. And the countrywide power failure☹️ Then there is Gaza ever worsening devastation. India and Pakistan facing up with nuclear missiles☹️☹️☹️ And President Tramp stirring the pot with tariffs. Not … Continue reading →

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It’s a Gas🤡

Posted on May 7, 2025 by john graham

Got a letter today from our calor gas supplier saying that they are going paperless. No doubt saving half the Amazon rain forest. When we next receive a tank refill the delivery man will no longer put a delivery note … Continue reading →

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